Kay Purcell
Kay Purcell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 December 1963 Leyland, Lancashire, England[1] |
| Died | 23 December 2020 (aged 57) Lancashire, England |
| Cause of death | Liver cancer |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–2020 |
| Known for | Emmerdale Bernard's Watch Waterloo Road Tracy Beaker Returns The Dumping Ground So Awkward |
| Children | 3 |
Kay Purcell (6 December 1963 – 23 December 2020) was an English actress. She was best known for portraying the roles of Cynthia Daggert[broken anchor] in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale (2001–2002), Candice Smilie in the BBC school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2007–2009), and Gina Conway in the CBBC drama series Tracy Beaker Returns (2010–2012) and its spin-off series The Dumping Ground (2013). Then from 2015 to 2017, she appeared as Mrs. Rennison in the CBBC sitcom So Awkward (2015–2017).
Personal life
In early 2017, Purcell was diagnosed with breast cancer. Purcell posted images, videos and blogs on social media to show her own experience of the disease.[2] In early 2020, Purcell was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer and was given a life expectancy of two years.[3] She died from the disease on 23 December 2020, aged 57.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Cracker | TV Reporter | Episode: "True Romance: Part 2" |
| 1996–1998 | Emmerdale | Carmel Morgan | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
| 1997 | Coronation Street | Rhona Summers | 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Casualty | WDC McCarthy | Episode: "Taking Sides" |
| 1999 | City Central | Jenny | Episode: "Paradise Lost" |
| My Parents Are Aliens | Mrs. Williams | Episode: "The Home Team" | |
| 2000 | Casualty | Diane Abley | Episode: "Fall Out" |
| Children's Ward | Winsome | Series 12: Episode 8 | |
| 2001–2002 | Emmerdale | Cynthia Daggert | Regular role; 188 episodes |
| 2003 | Holby City | Heather Nixon | Episode: "Read My Lips" |
| 2004–2005 | Bernard's Watch | Ms. Savage | Main role; 21 episodes |
| 2004 | Sex Lives of the Potato Men | Gloria | Film |
| 2005 | Messiah | Prof Uhomi | Episodes: "The Harrowing: Parts 1–3" |
| Doctors | Mrs. Jane Manners | 2 episodes | |
| 2006 | Ideal | Alice | Episode: "The Delivery" |
| My Parents Are Aliens | Mrs. Brookman | 3 episodes | |
| 2007–2009 | Waterloo Road | Candice Smilie | Main role; 24 episodes |
| 2010–2012 | Tracy Beaker Returns | Gina Conway | All 39 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | Tracy Beaker Survival Files | Main role | |
| 2012 | Hacker Time | Herself | Episode: "Connor Byrne and Kay Purcell" |
| 2013 | The Dumping Ground | Gina Conway | Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2014–2016 | Hacker Time | Mrs. Breadbin | 13 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | So Awkward | Mrs. Rennison | Main role; 25 episodes |
| 2016 | Sunny D | Barbara | Episode: "D Is for Declarations" |
| 2020 | When It Rains | Sonia | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Doctors | Mo Larkin | Episode: "Of Mice and Women"; posthumous release |
References
- ↑ "TV star Kay Purcell courageously shares her cancer journey". Blog Preston. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Kay Purcell: My Story".
- ↑ "Kay Purcell - Facebook".
Other websites
- Kay Purcell on IMDb
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